Metastable-Phase Materials (E-Book) von Qi Shao

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE METASTABLE PHASE MATERIALSIntroductionWhat are the metastable phase materialsThe categories of metastable phase materialsThe influence on polymorphs of materialsThe wide applications of metastable phase materialsThe criterion for stable phase and metastable phase materialsReferencesCHAPTER 2. SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGYIntroductionThe keys for synthesizing metastable phase materialsThe synthetic methods for synthesizing metastable phase materialsReferencesCHAPTER 3. CHARACTERIZATIONIntroductionCharacterizationsHow to determine the phase of metastable phase 2D metal oxidesReferencesCHAPTER 4. METASTABLE PHASE METALSIntroductionNoble metalsNon-noble metalsThe criterion to determine the stable phase and metastable phase metalsReferencesCHAPTER 5. METASTABLE PHASE OXIDE, CHALCOGENIDE, PHOSPHIDE AND BORIDE MATERIALSIntroductionOxidesOthersReferencesCHAPTER 6. SPIN-DEPENDENT METASTABLE PHASE MATERIALSIntroductionSpin related catalysisSpin related catalysts for alkaline OERSpin related catalyst for acidic OERReferencesCHAPTER 7. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL METASTABLE PHASE OXIDESIntroductionThe Point group, crystal system, crystal lattice and space groups of 2D materialsThe possible crystal structure and chemical formula of 2D metal oxidesHow to prepare metastable phase 2D metal oxidesMetastable phase 2D noble metal oxidesMetastable phase 2D non-noble metal oxidesThe covalent bond behavior in metastable phase 1T metal oxidesReferencesCHAPTER 8. ELECTROCATALYSISIntroductionSeveral typical electrochemical reactionsMetastable phase catalysts for advanced electrocatalysisReferencesCHAPTER 9. PHOTOCATALYSTSIntroductionFundamental concepts of photocatalysisMetastable phase catalysts and photocatalysisThe advantages and disadvantages of photocatalysisReferencesCHAPTER 10. THERMOCATALYSTSIntroductionSeveral typical thermocatalytic reactionsMetastable phase catalysts for thermocatalysisReferencesSummary and Outlook